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Adult Students, Student Voices, Today's Students

A Second Chance at Higher Education

Cordero Holmes August 26, 2021

Growing up in a low socioeconomic area in Phoenix, Arizona, surrounded by gangs, violence, and drugs, I never thought…

Student Parents and the Opportunity to Support Multiple Generations of Families

Mary Ann DeMario September 23, 2020

For 14 years, I have been an Institutional Researcher at Monroe Community College (MCC) in Rochester, NY. On March…

Adult Students, COVID-19, Pathways, Today's Students

Rethinking PLA: The Urgency of Counting Prior Learning

Jillian Klein March 23, 2021

As the country works toward economic recovery in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, there are at least 10…

The Two-Faced Promise of Higher Education

Anthony Carnevale and Jeff Strohl June 2, 2021

The four-year college degree has long been the gold standard and the surest gateway to economic opportunity in the…

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Affordability, Innovation, Pathways, Quality & Outcomes, Today's Students
Equity: Everything and the Kitchen Sink
Danette Howard February 28, 2019
Equity seems to be the “it” term of the day when it comes to student success and college completion. You’d be hard pressed to find an institutional strategic p…
Affordability, Quality & Outcomes, The Higher Education Act
Incentivizing Equity: A Q&A with University of Northern Colorado Professor Amy Li
Amy Li February 28, 2019
Insights & Outlooks: Your work centers on the topic of state higher education accountability policies and their impact on educational equity. In a few sent…
Affordability, Financial Aid Reforms, The Higher Education Act, Today's Students
Affordable Higher Education is Essential to Preserving the Black Middle Class
India Heckstall February 28, 2019
Higher education has long been touted as a gateway to the middle class. This is especially critical for black Americans, as blacks still face economic adversit…
Affordability, Quality & Outcomes, Today's Students
Beating the Odds in Tennessee: A Q&A with Kenyatta Lovett, Executive Director of Complete Tennessee
Kenyatta Lovett February 28, 2019
Insights & Outlooks: Can you share more about your personal story and why equity in higher education matters to you?Kenyatta Lovett: My higher education st…
Affordability, Student Voices, Today's Students
I’m Not Wonder Woman: A Student Parent’s Story
Jennifer Gernert January 31, 2019
“There’s never enough time!”As a parent and student, I say this to myself nearly every semester, but yet I keep signing up for a full course load. I guess I mu…
Affordability, Financial Aid Reforms, Pathways, Today's Students
Partnering to Improve Student Success in Central New Mexico: A Q&A with Angelo Gonzales
Angelo Gonzalez January 31, 2019
Insights & Outlooks: What do you think distinguishes or differentiates the role that a community-based organization like United Way of Central New Mexico c…

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